The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has issued a conditional favourable opinion on the GreenH2Atlantic hydrogen project in Sines, in the region of Setúbal, stipulating that the water used in production and cooling must be reused or sourced from the sea.
GreenH2Atlantic and associated projects, part of the Hytlantic consortium led by Portuguese energy companies, EDP and Galp, with shareholders including Bondalti, Martifer and Vestas, aim to produce hydrogen (H2) through water electrolysis at the site of the former Sines thermal power station.
According to the consortium, the green hydrogen production unit uses solar and wind energy as sources for the electrolysis process and includes the installation of a 100 MW (megawatt) electrolyser.
Around 30% of the H2 produced will be sent to Galp’s Sines refinery, and the remainder may be sent to the injection point in REN Gasodutos’ National Gas Transmission Network.
